Suction apparatus



June 6, 1933. E. J. SOVATKIN SUCTION APPARATUS Filed Oct. 8, 1952Patented June 6, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIce EDWARD J. SOVATKIN, OFBROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO 3'. SKLAR MANUFAC- TURING CO.,.OFBROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK SUCTION APPARATUSApplication. filed October 8, 1932. Serial No. 636,795.

This invention relates to suction apparatus.'

Heretofore it has been difficult to remove a vacuum bottle from asuction and anaesthesia apparatus and replace the same with another, asfor example, when the bottle fills up during an operation. It istherefore, an object of this invention to overcome this difficulty byproviding an improved holder for the vacuum bottle with a quickreleasing means operable by pressing a simple lever,

the construction of the holder being such,

furthermore, that neither a special nor another bottle of the same sizeis essential, so that any small sized bottle maybe substituted.

A further object of this invention is to provide a bottle holder of thecharacter described, which is readily adjustable for receiving bottlesof various sizesand holding the same firmly to permit a substantiallyperfect suction.

Heretofore furthermore, when a top washer covering the mouth of thebottle became worn, perfect anaesthesia was impossible to obtain, and itis hence a further object of this invention to provide for lineadjustment for taking up looseness and raising the base of the holder tomake the bottle fit tight'and providing a hermetic seal.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a compact andrugged bottle holder of the character described, which shall comprisecomparatively few and simple parts, be relatively inexpensivetomanufacture, easy to assemble and manipulate, and neverthelesspractical and eflicient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out. a

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope of application will be indicated inthe following claims. 1

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the variouspossible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. l is a front elevational View of abottle holder and bottleembodying the invention, with parts broken away to show the interiorconstruction;

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the structure shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the structureshown in Fig. 1, withparts broken away to show the interior construction; and

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 41 of Fig. 1.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, designates a holder embodyingthe invention, for supporting a vacuum bottle, and either forming partof a suction and anaesthesia apparatus or for use for nose or mastoidsurgery or therapy, and the like uses.

The holder 10 may be mounted on any suitable base 1 1 and comprises apair ofvertical, parallel, spaced elongated members and 16 havingreduced screw threaded, lower end portions 17 and 18 passing throughsuitable openings in the base and receiving nuts for attaching saidmembers to said base. The screw threaded portions 17 and 18 may projectthrough members 19 mounted on the upper side of the base and havingsuitable openings for receiving said screw threaded portion. Theshoulders 20 formed by said reduced screw threaded portions contactshoulders formed adjacent the upper ends of said members 19, wherebysaid members 15 and 16 are rigidly fixed to said base. Said members 15and 16 may be of substantially similar outer shape, and are providedwith cylindrical portions 22 and screw threaded portions 2 1 adjacentthe upper ends thereof. Extending from said screw threaded portions 24,are upwardly extending, conical or tapering portions 27, for the purposehereinafter appearing.

V The upstanding member 16 is formed in the upperportion thereof, withan axial passage 16a extending to theconical end thereof. Extending fromsaid member 16, at right angles thereto and in a plane perpendicular tothe plane of said members 15 and 16, is a projection 29 formed withexternal axial passage 29?) communicating with the passage 16c, and isadapted to be attached to any suitable tube 290 (which may pass to afilter and compressor, not shown), by means of a screw coupling 29dengaging the screw threaded portion 29.

Mounted on the upper end portions 27 of said members 15 and 16 is aninverted U shaped member 30 having parallel arm portions 31 and 32, anda top interconnecting portion 33. The arms 31 and 32 are formed withconical openings at the lower ends thereof, receiving said conicalportions 2". The lower ends of said arms are further formed withcircularflanges 36 and rotatably mounted thereon are screw couplings 40having flange portions 43, engaging said circular flanges 36. The screwcouplings are further formed with internally screw threaded portionsadapted to be screwed to the threaded portions at for firmly attachingthe member 30 to the members 15 and 16, with the arms 31 and 32 inalignment with said members.

It will be noted that said arms 31 and 32 are of substantiallycylindrical shape. The interconnecting portion 33, however, may be ofsquare cross-section, and is formed with a vertical opening or passage50 extending to the under-surface 51 thereof; The arm 32 as well as apart of the portion 33 may be formed with a passage 52 interconnectingsaid opening 50 with the passage 16a. Attached to said undersurface 51of said portion 33 is a circular cap or closure member 55 having adownwardly extending annular flange 56, and an opening 50a registeringwith said openin 50, said'cap being attached to said portion 33 by meansof a central screw 57, or in any other suitable manner.

It will be noted that the portion 33 is.

diametrically disposed with respect to the cap Received within said capis a circular washer 59 of rubber, or any other suitable material, andhaving a central opening 60, the outer periphery of said washerpreferably frictionally engaging the inner surface of the flange 56 andbeing thereby retained within said cap. Said portion 33 may be formedwith a vertical through passage 62 eccentrically disposed with respectto the cap 55; and extending through said opening and through said cap,and fixed to the member 33 by solder or in any other suitable manner, isa pipe 63. Said pipe 63 may project through the opening 60 in the washerand somewhat below the lower surface of said washer 59. The upper end ofthe pipe 63 projects above the'member 33; and extending forwardlytherefrom at right angles to the plane of the members 15 and 16, is apipe portion 65 adapted to be attached to a suit-ab'e tnbe 66 (torexample Yarliauer tube, not shown) by means of a screw coupling 67. Itwill be noted that the couplings 29d, 40 and 67 are all similarlyconstructed and employ no washers, although suitable washers or packingmay be employed.

For supporting the bottle 11 there is provided a member 70 disposed inthe plane of the members 15 and 16 and provided with vertical, split,tubular portions 71 slidably receiving the portions 22 of said members15 and 16. The split tubular portions 71 are provided with aperturedears 72 for receiving thumb screws 74 adapted to clamp the split tubesto said portions 22 in any adjusted position. It will now be understoodthat upon loosening the screws 74, the member 70 may be raised orlowered, and said screws may then be tightened for fixing the member 70against movement. Said member 70 is further provided with a pair ofspaced, symmetrically disposed, downwardly extending, tubular extensions75 and through opening; 76 coaxial with said extensions. i'iaid member70 is further formed with a central vertical opening 77 disposed midwaybe tween the tubular extensions 75. Extending downwardly from saidmember 70 and disposed between the opening 77 and one of said tubularmembers 75, is a lug or projection 80 having a slot at the lower endthereof, for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

Slidably mounted on said member 70 is a platform 83 comprising a flat,circular disc 81'- tormed with a central opening 85. Attached to saiddisc 84 is a U-shaped member 8564 having a pair of upstanding arms 86and an interconnecting portion 87 contacting the underside of said disc84 and formed with a central opening 87a, smaller than and concentricwith the opening in said disc. For attaching the portion 87 of saidmember 85a to said disc, the latter is provided with a pair ofcountersunk openings registering with openings at the outer ends of saidportion 87 and aligned with the openings 76 in the member 70. Slidablyreceived within said openings 76 are pins 90 having screw threadedopenings in the upper ends thereof registering with the openings in thedisc 8%; and in said portion 87, and adapted to receive screws 91 whichserve to fix said pins 90 to sa d portion 87 and disc 84. The heads ofthe screws may be received within the countersunk openings in the discto leave the top surface of said disc smooth.

There is also attached to said disc 84 an angle shaped member 91 havingan arm 95 contacting the underside of said disc and disposed at rightangles to said portion 87. Extending from said portion 95 is an upwardlyextending portion or arm 98 similar to the arms 86. The arm 95 may beattached to the disc by suitable screws received in countersunk open ngsin the disc, or in any other suitable manner. t will now be understoodthat the bottle 11 may be mounted on the disc S land received betweenthe arms 86 and 98 which are preferably somewhat resilient forfrictionallygripping the bottle. The

contacting the undersurface of the washer 59.

i For moving the platform 83 upwardly, or downwardly, there is slidablymounted within the opening 7 7 a rod or member 100 having a screwthreaded opening 101 at the upper end thereof. Mounted on said portion87 and extending through opening 87a is a screw 102 having an enlargedhead 103 formed with a kerf and received within the opening 85 in thedisc 84 and resting on the .said portion 87. The screw 102 is furtherprovided with a flange 104 spaced from and parallel to the head 103 andcontacting the underside of said portion 87. Extending from said head104 is a screw threaded portion 105 engaging the threads of the opening101 in member 100. It will 110w be noted that the screw 102 is rotatablyand non-slidably mounted on the member 87 and may be turned by means ofa screw-driver engaging the kerf in the head 103 to cause slidingmovement of the member 100, the latter being prevented from rotatingwith said screw, in the manner hereinafter described.

The lower end of said member 100 is formed with a slot 106 to whichthere is pivoted, as for example, on a transverse pin 107, a link 108.Pivoted to the lower end of projection as on pin 11 is a lever 109provided with a portion 110 extending within the slot at the lower endof said projection.

Extending from said portion 110 to one side of projection 80 is anupwardly bifurcated member 112 receiving and pivoted to the lower end ofthe link 108, as for example, by means of a pin 113. Extending from saidportion 110 to the oppositeside of projection 80, is a portion 115curved out of theplane of the members 15 and 16 and terminating in ahandle portion 11.6 disposed at one side of said member 16. It will nowbe noted that the member 100 cannot rotate byreason of the linkconnection, so that rotation of the screw 103 will serveto raise theplatform 83 whereby fine adjustments may be made, as for example, whenthe washer 89 becomes worn or is replaced by another washer.

.As illustrated in Fig.1 of the drawing, the lever 116 is depressed andthe end portion 112 thereof is raised to maintain the member 100 and theplatform 83 in lifted position. Upon raising the lever 116, link 108 andmember 110 are pulled downwardly for moving the platform 83 to bottlereleasing position. i

The operation of the device will now be understood. Any suitablecompressor may be attached to the tube 290 for pumping air from thebottle 11, and a Yankauer or other suction tube for the patient attachedto pipe r 65. For mounting the bottle to the holder,

the handle 116 is first lifted to lower the platform a. The member 70.may then be moved to the proper position by manipulating the fingerscrews 74. The bottle may then be placed on said platform and the handledepressed for clamping the upper end or mouth of the bottle firmlyagainst the washer 59. As stated above, for finer adj ustments the screw103 may be manipulated to obtain a hermetic seal. Vacuum may be createdwithin the bottle by removing the air therefrom through the passages 50,52, 16a and 29b.

The top member 30 may be readily removed for cleaning purposes byproperly manipulating the couplings 40 and 41. Obviously, bottles of anysize may be used since the member 70 may be raised a considerabledistance. The member 7 0 is first adjusted to such position that thebottle may be placed on the platform 83 with the upper edge thereof justbelow the lower edge of the flange 56. The manipulation of the lever 109will then serve to firmly clamp the open end of the bottle to thewasher.

7 It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the. conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made of the embodiment set forth, it isto be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccon'ipanying drawing. is to be interpreted as illustrative and not ina limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentz- 1. A bottle clamp comprising an elongated member. amember slidably mounted thereon, means for attaching said slidablymounted member to said elongated member in adjusted position, a bottleplatform slidably and non-rotatably mounted on said slidably mountedmember, and means on said slidably mounted member for causing slidingmovement of said platform.

2. A bottle clamp comprising an elongated member, a member slidablymounted thereon, means for attaching said slidably mounted member tosaid elongated member in adjusted position, a bottle platform slidablyand nonrotatably mounted on said slidably mounted member, and a lever onsaid slidably mounted iii-ember for causing sliding movement of sai dplatform.

bottle clamp comprising a pair of spaced, parallel members, a membermounted for sliding movement on said parallel mema bottle platformslidably mounted on said last member, a lever pivoted to saidlast namedmember, and a link interconnecting one end of said lever withsaidplatform.

4. A bottle clamp comprising a pair of spaced, parallel members, amember mounted for sliding movement on said parallel members, a bottleplatform slidably mounted on said last member, a lever pivoted to saidlast named member, a link interconnecting one end of said lever withsaid platform, and an inverted U-shaped memb r having a pair of armsaligned with said pair of parallel members, and coupling means forattaching the lower ends of said arms to the upper ends of said parallelmembers.

5. A vacuum bottle clamp comprising a base, a pair of spaced, parallelmembers attached to said base, a transverse member disposed between saidparallel members and having portions at the ends thereof slidablyreceiving said parallel members, means for fixing said last member tosaid parallel members in adjusted position, said transverse member beingprovided with a central opening and a projection offset fromsaid centralopening, a rod slidably mounted Within said central opening and disposedparallel to said pair of parallel members, a lever pivoted mediately theends thereof to said projection, a link interconnecting said lever withsaid. rod, and a platform for a bottle mounted on said rod.

6. A vacuum bottle clamp comprising a base, a pair of spaced, parallelmembers attached to said base, a transverse member disposed between saidparallel members and having portions at the ends thereof slidablyreceiving said parallel members, means for fixing said last member tosaid parallel members in adjusted position, said transverse member beingprovided with a central opening and a projection offset from saidcentral opening, a rod slidably mounted within said central opening anddisposed parallel to said pair of parallel members, a'lever pivotedmediately the ends thereof to one end of said projection, a linkinterconnecting one end of said lever with one end of said rod, aplatform for a bottle mounted on the upper end of said rod, and a pairof parallel pins attached to said platform, and said transverse memberbeing formed with a pair of openings slidably receiving said pins.

7. A bottle clamp comprising a base, a pair of parallel spaced membersattached to said base at the bottom ends thereof and projecting upwardlytherefrom, a member attached to the upper ends of said parallel membersand interconnectingthe same, a cap attached to the last mem er, atransverse member having the ends thereof slidably engaging saidparallel members, a platform slidably and non-rotatably mounted on saidtransverse member, means on said transverse member for causing slidingmovement of said platform.

' 8. A bottle clamp comprising a base, a pair of parallel spaced membersattached to said base at the bottom ends thereof and projecting upwardlytherefrom, a member attached to the upper ends of said parallel membersand interconnecting the same, a cap attached to the last member, atransverse member having the ends thereof slidably engaging saidparallel members, a platform slidably and nonrotatably mounted on saidtransverse member, means on said transverse member for causing slidingmovement of said platfo'm, and a plurality of spring lingers extendingupwardly from said platform for gripping the bottom end of the bottle.

9. A bottle clamp comprising a pair of parallel members, an invertedU-shaped member having arms, and an interconnecting portion,'screwcoupling means for attaching the ends of the said arms to the adjacentends of said parallel members, one of said parallel members having aprojection formed with an axial passage, said parallel member having anaxial passage communicating with said first mentioned passage andextending to the upper end of said parallel member, a bottle coverattached to said interconnecting portion, the arm of said U-shapedmember attached to said parallel member being formed with an axialpassage communicating with the axial passage in said parallel member,and a part of said interconnecting portion, and said cover being formedwith pas sages communicating with the passage in said arm.

10. A bottle clamp comprising a pair of parallel members attached at thelower ends thereof to a base, a transverse member having the endsthereof engaging said parallel members, a member parallel to anddisposed between said pair of parallel members slidably andnon-rotatably mounted on said transverse member and formed with a screwthreaded opening, and a screw screwed to said member, and a platformslidably and non-rotatably mounted with respect to said transversemember, and rotatably and nonslidably engaging said screw.

11. A bottle clamp comprising a pair of parallel members attached at thelower ends thereof to a base, a transverse member hav ing the endsthereof engaging said parallel members, a member parallel to anddisposed between said pair of parallel members slidably andnon-rotatably mounted on said transverse member and formed with a screwthreaded opening, and a screw screwed to said member, and a platformslidably and non-rotatably mounted with respect to said transversemember, and rotatably and nonslidably engaging said screw, and a leverpivoted to said transverse member, and a link interconnecting said leverwith said slidably mounted member.

12. A bottle clamp comprising a non-rotatably mounted member having ascrew threaded portion, a member screwed to said portion, and a bottleplatform mounted for sliding movement and rotatably and non-slidablyengaging said screw.

13. In combination, a base, a pair of parallelmembers mounted thereonand extending upwardly therefrom, a transverse memher having splittubular portions at the ends thereof slidably receiving said parallelmemsaid central opening and having a slot in the lower end thereof, alever pivoted mediately the ends thereof to the lower end of saidprojection, a link pivoted at one end thereof to said lever and havingthe other end thereof received within said slot and pivoted to the lowerend of said slidably mounted member, said slidably mounted member beingformed with a screw threaded opening, a screw screwed to said opening,and a bottle platform rotatably and non-slidably engaging said screw,and means for slidably and nonrotatably connecting said platform to saidtransverse member.

14. A bottle clamp comprising an elongated member, a member slidablymounted thereon, means for attaching said slidably mounted member tosaid elongated member in adjusting position, a bottle platform slidablyand non-rotatably mounted on said slidably mounted member, and means onsaid slidably mounted member for causing sliding movement of saidplatform, and means on said elongated member forengaging the mouth ofthe bottle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EDWARD J. SOVATKIN.

